Bangladesh vs China: Interest payments

Bangladesh
706.17 billion current LCU
in 2021
China
590.85 billion current LCU
in 2021
Bangladesh rank
29th
China rank
31st

Interest payments over time

  • Bangladesh
  • China
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 706.17 billion current LCU against 590.85 billion current LCU in China, a difference of 115.33 billion current LCU.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times China's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2005 it was China ahead.

Globally, Bangladesh ranks 29th and China ranks 31st of 155 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Interest payments (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,505 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.